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Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #1170 on: 28 June 2018, 11:57:47 »
Yes, Wars of Reaving is the PChem analogue
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Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #1171 on: 28 June 2018, 13:03:15 »
But exam should be easier:
"Tell me of all Clan units which were destroyed: unit name, date, location, who did it, please."
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Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #1172 on: 29 June 2018, 10:50:32 »
The point on the plastics like the AS Lance Pack is that you can easily adjust their position- I have done and have very little skill.  So yeah, the point is the greatest basic appeal and b/c of the medium it allows people to experiment without it costing like it does with metal and is easier to work on.
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With all of my new(er) stuff in pewter is awesomesauce.... it's soft enough to be easily shaped, and hard enough to resist unintentional scratches & dents.
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Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #1173 on: 29 June 2018, 12:48:49 »
So Catalyst had their announcement about the Classics. Slightly vague in that it doesn't explicitly state one way or the other that we are going to be seeing the Classics, but the inclusion of the Campaign Operations cover featuring the Marauder front and center seems to shout that the IP is going to proceed as though March 2017 didn't happen.

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Re: Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #1174 on: 29 June 2018, 12:54:20 »
So Catalyst had their announcement about the Classics. Slightly vague in that it doesn't explicitly state one way or the other that we are going to be seeing the Classics, but the inclusion of the Campaign Operations cover featuring the Marauder front and center seems to shout that the IP is going to proceed as though March 2017 didn't happen.

That seems to be the case.  :) Hopefull, this'll put a lot of minds at ease, mine included.

Now then, where's my plastic Marauder and Whammy?  :whip:

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Re: Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #1175 on: 29 June 2018, 12:59:06 »
I wonder if the miniatures are made, just waiting for them to be sold...
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Re: Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #1176 on: 29 June 2018, 13:01:22 »
I wonder if the miniatures are made, just waiting for them to be sold...
For a few, the 3D models are already made. The artist is on DeviantArt and showed at least the BattleMaster, Rifleman, Marauder, and Wolverine. Unfortunately, DeviantArt is down right now so I can't find it.

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Re: Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #1177 on: 29 June 2018, 13:05:20 »
I doubt there was any Production grade minis made and wherehoused, as that would have been money wasted had legal proceedings gone pear shaped.

As previously stated there were some contested designs prototyped, so it should not take to much of a lift to begin production. Just a question of if they are going to go plastics first or just get them to IWM To get them in the public
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Re: Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #1178 on: 29 June 2018, 13:08:18 »
I will lay good money down in a bet that there are no such minis. Don't get your wild fancies up y'all. Production doesn't work like you think it works.


And this is from a mod who never removed his beloved 7th CL Marauder art.
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Re: Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #1179 on: 29 June 2018, 13:08:59 »
So Catalyst had their announcement about the Classics. Slightly vague in that it doesn't explicitly state one way or the other that we are going to be seeing the Classics, but the inclusion of the Campaign Operations cover featuring the Marauder front and center seems to shout that the IP is going to proceed as though March 2017 didn't happen.

They did, although I was hoping for a bit more than "We're happy it's resolved, and our (largely unannounced) plans continue apace."

I remain cautiously optimistic, as I wait and see.

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Re: Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #1180 on: 29 June 2018, 13:25:23 »
Here we go.

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Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #1181 on: 29 June 2018, 15:50:28 »
Alrighty... ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls of all ages, please procede with your discussion.  Be aware, however, if an ongoing discussion of the lawsuit breaks out, it may or may not be moved to the Off-topic section of the forum since a closed lawsuit is not a new or an upcoming release. 
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Re: Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #1182 on: 29 June 2018, 16:19:19 »
I wonder if the miniatures are made, just waiting for them to be sold...
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Re: Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #1183 on: 29 June 2018, 16:23:34 »
I wonder if the miniatures are made, just waiting for them to be sold...

No. That’s hilarious. No.

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Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #1184 on: 29 June 2018, 16:33:54 »
Why would CGL commit money to product they didn't know if they could use? Why would they spend money they didn't know if they could recoup?

Production takes time. Shipping takes time. Packaging takes time.

We will see them. But in their own time. Babies take 9 months to arrive from commencement. Product has its own gestation period.

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Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #1185 on: 29 June 2018, 16:37:08 »
Babies take 9 months to arrive from commencement. Product has its own gestation period.

I really don't want any miniatures Ray or Brent pressed out of one of their holes  :yikes:
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Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #1186 on: 29 June 2018, 16:47:23 »
You've never seen a high-end 3D printer in operation? Told CGL they shouldn't have gone with Axlotl Inc.  >:D
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Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #1187 on: 29 June 2018, 16:54:29 »
You've never seen a high-end 3D printer in operation? Told CGL they shouldn't have gone with Axlotl Inc.  >:D
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Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #1188 on: 29 June 2018, 17:03:43 »
if anything could be considered a ghola, it would be these guys.

Could be worse though. Elephants take 22 months to gestate. How many metaphors can we think of?

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Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #1189 on: 29 June 2018, 17:33:56 »
Production doesn't work like you think it works.
Why would CGL commit money to product they didn't know if they could use? Why would they spend money they didn't know if they could recoup?

Production takes time. Shipping takes time. Packaging takes time.

We will see them. But in their own time. Babies take 9 months to arrive from commencement. Product has its own gestation period.

That just makes it a question of which stage of gestation they were at when the lawsuit hit. Not everybody remembers what the state of things was back then.
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Re: Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #1190 on: 29 June 2018, 19:15:56 »
No. That’s hilarious. No.

Might I venture a suggestion to the designer:  since the mechs that used to be off limits no longer are, would you consider and expansion box to the main ‘game of armored combat’ box; ie, a different set of maps, along with the MAD, the warhammer, etc?

You could (if feasible), add some duplicates of the existing units in the main box, or do a new variant; for example, the K2 catapult, as that requires (basically) a change in the arms?

Food for thought :)

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Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #1191 on: 29 June 2018, 19:45:56 »
*proud first public promoter of the aforementioned Succession Wars Expansion Pack . . . *
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Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #1192 on: 29 June 2018, 20:12:57 »
Hi--lone black Beemer here with a blanket statement:

As AG said, there is no product sitting in a warehouse, ready to rock. That would have been an insane hedge of a legal case whose outcome was far from certain.

There are conversations ongoing, as there always are, about possible future products. Understanding and incorporating this development into those plans will take time.

It's been a week since this happened.
It's literally the middle of con season.
There's what could fairly be called a crash effort happening to get other product ready to go.

The excitement and optimism around this development is great and totally understandable. Please be patient and understand if there aren't new miniatures up for sale this very instant.
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Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #1193 on: 29 June 2018, 20:55:35 »
Fully realize my suggestion is a ‘maybe, someday’ type thing; models don’t appear overnight :)

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Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #1194 on: 29 June 2018, 22:05:17 »
For my own part, I'm mostly waiting to see what (if anything) appears at Gencon. I'm hoping for box sets, and a street date to go with them. Of course, I would never say no to more goodies.

Since I won't be there in-person this year, I'm counting on you fine folks to tell me when/if it happens.  8)

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« Reply #1195 on: 02 July 2018, 14:44:22 »
Question: Would you consider either re-relasing the TRO: Succession Wars PDF version, or creating a downloadable addendum to it with entries for the Classics that could not be included thanks to this silliness?

In my opinion, they really did belong in that product.

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Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #1196 on: 02 July 2018, 18:02:23 »
We’re looking at options.
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Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #1197 on: 02 July 2018, 18:04:49 »
We’re looking at options.

Super pumped to hear it. And for the record, I'd totally buy an updated DTF TRO: Succession Wars to help get my brother in law into the game.

Just sayin'.

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Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #1198 on: 02 July 2018, 19:15:49 »
We’re looking at options.

Well, adding the nuSeens in to a hypothetical updated/revised Succession Wars TRO would basically allow you to print your own money.  Doesn't seem like much of a downside  to the scenario :D

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Re: New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen
« Reply #1199 on: 02 July 2018, 19:18:35 »
I would be much more interested in a "TRO: Helm Memory Core" or something like that, because I have a pathological aversion to buying the same book twice with some extra pages in the back.  The new version of Total Warfare gets a pass because it's full of things like rules updates, but for a fluff book no matter how much I want it, that's a hard pass.
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